A/N: Hey, it's me again! I was reading one fic, I can't remember the name of it now for the dear life of me, and remembering from what I saw from the last episode of G Gundam, when a thought struck me. It's true that if Domon had never told Rain he loved her or rescued her that it would be the end of the world. But Domon wouldn't tell Rain he loved her *until* Allenby told him to. So my question (or more like questions) was this: What *if* Allenby didn't tell Domon she loved him? What if Domon only told Rain he loved her, because Allenby told him to, for Allenby's sake? Anyway, here it is, and it *is* of course AU, and I changed Allenby's talk with Domon for this. Hope you enjoy it, please review!
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, shape or form, own any part of G Gundam.
Oh yeah, " " is speaking, * * is emphasis, and 'italics ' is thinking. Just FYI.
The Bitter Suite
"I can't!" Domon yelled as he continued his battle against the Dark Gundam.
Allenby cast her eyes to Domon's direction, biting her lip nervously. 'Why won't he tell her? Doesn't he know it's the only way?!' she screamed in her head. She destroyed another one of the Dark Gundam's tentacle and took a deep breath.
"DOMON!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
He stopped fighting and blinked in shock. Was that… "Allenby?" he asked, his normally collected voice filled with uncertainty. Could that really be her? He thought she was back in her hotel room, preparing to return back to her country. "Allenby, is that really you?"
"Domon, tell Rain you love her!" she ordered, also stopping her fight to talk with him. He couldn't believe what he just heard and looked to the Noble Gundam.
"What??!" he demanded. "Did I hear you correctly?!"
"Just tell her you love her!!" she snapped, trying her best to keep herself together. 'Come on Domon…don't make this any harder on me please… I don't need you to argue with me on this…please… If you do, I'll have to say something I'll regret forever… Please Domon…' she pleaded, hoping that he could read her mind and hear her plea.
Domon shook his head. "But I can't!!" he yelled back. "I love *you* Allenby!!! I love *you*!!!"
Allenby gasped in shock and stood there gaping at his confession. He loved her, he loved her back! She could feel her heart both rise with joy and shatter with pain at his confession, and the tears were filling up in her jade-green eyes.
"What the hell?!" Chibodee demanded, also hearing Domon's message to Allenby. The rest of the Gundam pilots had similar reactions.
"No way…" Sai Saici whispered in shock.
"How can this be Monsieur Domon?…" George murmured.
"…" Though he was still in disbelief too, Argo made no comment.
"I…I…Domon, I…" Allenby whispered, trying to hold back her tears, but she was losing that battle. 'Oh Domon…why did you have to say *that*?! Now, I'll never be able to get through this! Damnit!'
The crew on the ship was amazed as well.
"WHAT??!" Natasha bellowed, gripping her whip so tight that it broke. "How can he talk about petty teenage-hormone emotions?! The entire human race is depending on him to save them!!"
Marie-Louise shook her head in shock. "He doesn't love Rain? But how can that be Raymond? How? Doesn't he know Rain's his soul mate?" The old butler shook his head.
"I, too, am in utter disbelief Miss Marie-Louise. I do not know how to explain this either," the butler answered.
"What a idiot!" Shirley grumbled. "Rain's in there, because he wouldn't love her. Now, all of humanity may have to pay for that."
Dr. Kasshu stared out at the screen that had his son on it in beyond shock. "You…you don't love Rain my son?… Is it possible that I have misread your feelings?" he replied in hushed whisper that no one save himself heard.
Domon smirked at her. "You don't know how long I wanted to tell you that Allenby…" he said, closing his eyes, feeling relieved for revealing his secret to her.
She was crying, she was on her knees, staring at him, tears streaming down her cheeks. 'I love you too Domon… I want to be with you forever… I want to be yours… I love you… I love you so much…' her heart kept crying out, but she got over her shock and slowly stood on her feet.
"Domon!" she called out.
"Allenby!" he responded, opening his eyes and looking at her. The rest of the Shuffle Alliance were having a day in hell as they protected Domon from the onslaught of the Dark Gundam.
'Tell him you love him! This is now your chance! Tell Domon you love him!' her heart begged her. 'I can't…there's too much at stake… I have to try again,' her head argued. And her head finally won. "You have to tell Rain you love her!!"
"What?!" He couldn't believe this. He just told Allenby, his heart, his faerie, that he loved her, and she responded by telling him to say those words to Rain! Didn't she love him too? He thought she did, but was he wrong?
"Tell the one you really love that you love her!"
"But Allenby… What about us?!"
"Look Domon, Rain is your true love!! I'll find someone else to love if you tell her, I promise!" she cried, shedding more tears, but still speaking strong. 'Come on Domon…take the bait… Let only one of us walk away from this with a broken heart…'
'S…someone else?!…' he fearfully thought. "I don't *want* you to find someone else!! I want you with me!!" he screamed, pouring out his heart to her. Didn't she care? Didn't she love him too? Didn't she want that as well?
"Domon…" she began, wanting to tell him that she loved him too, and that they would be together. "There is no us…" She cleared her throat, wishing that she could just stop crying and get through this pain in her heart. "You belong with her Domon… Go to her…"
"Allenby…" He gazed into her eyes, his filled with tears. "I can't… Even though it might save the world, I can't. Not when I know you love me too… Allenby please! Please don't throw our love away!" he begged.
"I…can't hold on much longer…" Sai Saici grunted and fell to one knee after getting attacked.
"Sai Saici!" George yelled and ran to his side and began the difficult task of protecting both Sai Saici and himself.
"…Sorry George…" Sai Saici mumbled, struggling to help the knight.
'Domon…you leave me no choice…I'm sorry… I'm so sorry Domon… One day you'll understand why…just not now.' Allenby growled in frustration and went to Hyper Mode and flew straight into the Dark Gundam to Domon and the others.
"AHH!" Chibodee screamed in pain as the Dark Gundam was attempting to rip his Gundam in half.
"NOBEL MEGA-HOOP!!!" Two green hoops came flying out of nowhere and cut the tentacles off of the Neo-American.
"ALLENBY??!" the Shuffle Alliance demanded. And there, standing beside them was the Neo-Sweden fighter, Noble Gundam.
"Allenby!" Domon happily exclaimed. She was here, his precious Allenby was here with him. Maybe she rethought what she said earlier.
'You can do this Allenby… Don't listen to his angelic voice… Don't look into his charming eyes… Don't see him as the holder of your heart, see him as the man strangling the world in his grasp…' She took a silent deep breath and glared at Domon coldly with angry eyes. A almost-blinding golden-yellow glow surrounded her from still being in Hyper Mode. Then, something happened that was most unexpected: Allenby went over and slapped Domon as hard as she could across his face.
"DOMON KASSHU!!!" she bellowed, still glaring at him, although she was crying on the inside and her hand felt broken. His eyes cut her to the core, but she had to remain firm, no matter what. No matter how bad it hurt both of them. He stared at her, beyond shock, hurt, and sad. Carefully, he touched his cheek where she slapped him and was subconsciously surprised that he wasn't bleeding. A lone tear slid down his cheek, running over his scar.
"A…Allenby?…B…But why?…" he whispered, wondering what happened to her. This wasn't like her, what was she doing? He hoped she would just snap out of it and have her familiar, cheery smile on her face. However, she was still icily glaring at him with a small, tight frown on her face. Everyone else was wondering the same thing. Even though it was a shock to them that Domon was in love with her, they *all* knew she loved him.
"Domon…I…I…" She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth together tightly, as though what she was going to say was going to kill her. Suddenly, she opened her eyes, with were filled with tears, and looked at him with pain, love, anger, fear, and regret in them. "I NEVER LOVED YOU!!!"
"WHAT???!!!!" everyone demanded. She didn't…love him? And she *never* had?? What was wrong with this picture?
"A-Allenby…" Domon began, but she cut him off.
"I DON'T LOVE YOU DOMON!!! I WAS NEVER IN LOVE WITH YOU!! I WAS USING YOU!!! I WAS USING YOU TO MAKE RAIN ADMIT THAT *SHE* WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU!!!" she screamed as loud as she could. Lies, it was all lies, but she knew she had to say it. It was the only way she would be able to make him tell Rain I love you. Her heart was shattering, and its shards were breaking into oblivion when she saw him, standing there, absolutely heart broken at what she said, with tears running down his cheeks. She had to fight back the urge to hug him and hold him and tell him that they *were* just all lies.
"I…I…" was all that escaped his trembling lips. His heart was broken; no wait, it was beyond broken. It was torn, ripped, then grounded into dust. This…this just couldn't be. How could this be true? He knew she was in love with him…or at least, he thought she was. He believed that they were going to end up together forever, that they would spend the rest of their lives together, without fighting, without her doctors dictating her life, without Rain and the rest of the Shuffle Alliance telling him what he *had* to do. But it was all gone now. He sunk to his knees, trying not to cry, but slowly and surely, failing.
"Now do you see?… Rain loves you Domon!! She does now, and she always will!! Go! Go to the one that truly loves you!" Allenby implored him, the coldness still in her voice, and the pain cutting up inside of her like little knives. Domon looked up at her.
"But I…"
"DON'T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF!!! GO TO HER NOW DOMON!!!" Allenby ordered.
"I…" he protested, but she waved him away and turned her back to him.
"I'm going back out… My fight's out there…" With that said, she flew off, and as quickly as she had came in, she was gone.
"ALLENBY!!" Domon called after her, tears still falling down his cheeks, staring off to where she was.
"Hey Neo-Japan!" Chibodee snapped, struggling to keep up the fight, hoping to snap him out of his daze.
"If you're done cryin' Bro!" Sai Saici chided, back on his feet once again, but with his left arm broken.
"We cannot hold on any longer," Argo spoke, his right knee short-circuiting again.
"Monsieur Domon, we need you to do your part!" George finished.
As if some outside force came by and bonked him on the head, Domon snapped out of his daze. "Right," he said firmly, his tears drying on his face. "Thank you all for your help." And with that, he took off to find Rain. Seeing nothing else that they could do to help inside, the rest of the Shuffle Alliance left.
((A/N: OK, since I'm assuming everyone EXCEPT me has seen ALL of the last episode, I'm going to skip the scene with Domon and Rain, mostly because I missed majority of it {baka dog! she could've had waited another three mins before going to the bathroom!} and because I'm fixing to write a D/R scene coming up.))
~*~
Domon couldn't believe he didn't see her after the fight. He thought at least after the Dark Gundam was defeated that he could talk to her for a couple of minutes…just to say goodbye at least. But he knew that wouldn't be what he would say to her; he would hold her tightly and tell her he still loved *her*, that he needed *her*. He looked down at the smiling brunette that was hugging him close and resting her head on his chest. He faintly smiled back at her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Maybe he could love her…over time. This is what Allenby wanted; she said she wanted him to be with Rain, so he was.
"Domon?" a soft voice asked. He snapped out of his thoughts and looked down to her again.
"Yes Rain?" She smiled at him even brighter, leaned on her tiptoes, and gave him a peck on his cheek.
"I'm so glad we're together at last." It was like a rock was thrown into his stomach. Rain was a nice girl and had been his friend since childhood; she deserved better than this. He was about to tell her the truth about his "confession" when a cheerful voice whispered into his ear.
"She loves you Domon, and she always will… You belong with her Domon…"
He fought back the tears as he remembered what she said, his fleeing faerie. She would want him to be happy with Rain. Well, if that is what she wanted, then…
"…Me too Rain…" He tried to sound sincere, and Rain seemed to believe it was and went back to hugging him, not aware at all of who was really in his heart.
((A/N: Hey! I never said it would be a *truthful* and *happy* D/R scene!))
~*~
Allenby walked down the once-busy street in Neo-Hong Kong with a very heavy heart, and a sad frown on her face. It was over; the Dark Gundam was destroyed, Domon won the Gundam Tournament, and she lost the man she loved forever. And what made it all the worse was the fact that she *made* him leave. She had the chance to have him, to hold him forever, to live happily ever after with her true love. And she turned him away in order to save the world. Some happy ending this was.
A part of her still couldn't believe that it ended this way. What they had was so magical she had always thought. And everyone knew she loved him, even Chibodee would tease her about it. Was it really only yesterday? Yesterday when he came to her and held her? Yesterday when he had told her that she was a feisty, beautiful princess, and she told him that he was the clueless, nice prince? Yesterday when she thought they would be together?
The pain cut at her soul, and she wondered if he felt the same way. What if the rest of the Shuffle Alliance and even *she* was wrong, and he *didn't* belong with Rain? What if he was truly supposed to be with her? What if he still loved her? What if she hadn't told Domon to do that, what would happen then? What if she had just made the biggest mistake in her life by telling him? She continued walking until she heard a familiar voice.
"Mademoiselle Allenby!!" the voice cried, running after her. She stopped and turned around to see the Rose Knight huffing and puffing as he came to her. "Ma…Mademoiselle Allenby…" he wheezed.
"What is it George? What's wrong?" she asked as he got his breath back. George stood up and smiled and shook his head.
"Nothing is wrong Mademoiselle Allenby." She shook her head.
"No, just Allenby please George." He then shook his head, smiling at her gently.
"But I couldn't. It just wouldn't be proper, not when addressing someone as important as yourself." Allenby blinked in shock.
"What?"
"You saved the world. If you hadn't told Monsieur Domon to go after Mademoiselle Rain, I'm almost sure he would have never done so, and the world would have been destroyed."
She didn't expect the tears to form at hearing his words. "I…no, Domon and Rain saved the world with their love, not me… I had no part in it…" she managed to get through the lump in her throat.
He shook his head. Maybe it was a bad idea to come and tell her this; it probably only brought her more pain, but still, he thought it might be worth some comfort to her wounded soul. "What you did took true strength and courage. You are braver than a thousand knights Mademoiselle Allenby. You did a great thing today Mademoiselle," he explained and picked up her right hand carefully and gently planted a small peck on it. Still holding her hand, he looked up at her with a small happy smile.
"Adieu," he replied, letting go of her hand as carefully as he picked it up, and left.
Tears escaped her eyes as she watched him leave, her hand held over her heart. "Then tell me why I don't feel so great…" she murmured and ran off back to her hotel room before anyone could see her cry.
~*~
Sai Saici leaned back against the wall with his hands behind his head. Chibodee was leaning on the opposite wall, arms folded, head low, and eyes closed. George sat up straight in an uncomfortable looking chair, his hands folded in his lap. Argo stood there with them as his usual stoic self. For minutes on end, they just stood/sat there like that in complete silence; none of them saying a single word; all of them deep in their thoughts.
Finally, Sai Saici broke the silence.
"So…Bro's finally with Sis?" he has, his voice sounding hollow unlike his normal lively tone. George nodded.
"Yes, I just saw Mademoiselle Rain and Monsieur Domon going to a café down the street," he answered.
"But isn't he still in love with *Allenby*?" Sai Saici questioned, a small frown forming on his face.
"Yeah…he still is…" Chibodee growled and opened his eyes and stood up straight and looked at everyone, his eyes clouded with anger. "That poor girl…"
"Yes, Mademoiselle Allenby is taking this very hard still indeed," George replied.
"I'm not talking about *her* damnit George!" Chibodee snapped. Everyone blinked in shock.
"Then, *who* are you talking about?" Argo asked, his usually quiet, deep voice echoing the silent room. Chibodee walked over the window and leaned against its glass on his side, a frown on his face.
"Rain…I'm talking about Rain." Again, everyone blinked in shock, and Sai Saici was fixing to speak when Chibodee continued. "She loves Domon with all her heart…we all know that. And *now* she believes he finally loves *her* back, but we *all* know that's not true. Poor Rain doesn't, she just goes along, hugging him and being all happy, not knowing the truth… She deserves better than this…"
"You still care about Sis…don't ya Chibodee?" Sai Saici asked, and Chibodee nodded.
"A part of me still does, but… I backed off a long time ago, because I thought Domon loved her back. Hell, I'm over it now. But now…with Domon's confession to Allenby, I can't help but wonder… What would happen I never stopped chasing after her?… Would she had ever fall in love with me?… Would any of this still happen?…" The others nodded in agreement.
"I just still really can't believe Bro wasn't in love with Sis…" Sai Saici began. "I mean, I always thought those two belonged together, and they…well…they just looked so damn good together! They're the closest, rather than you guys, that I'll ever have to real siblings… I don't know. Maybe it was foolish to think they were both in love with each other." Argo shook his head.
"No, it wasn't foolish to think that," he said. "Anyone who saw them would think that they belong together." Silence filled the room for a second longer, and Argo began talking once more. "Ever since I first saw Domon back at my home in Neo-Russia, I had always thought of him as a man of his word, but now… Everything he has said or done has been a lie, a seemingly harmless lie, but one that will come back to haunt him most likely. My opinion of him is forever changed; I can no longer look at him as the same man I once respected." George nodded.
"My opinions have, too, been altered due to Monsieur Domon's latest actions," with a serious voice said the Neo-France fighter. "For many years, my heart has belonged to Princess Marie-Louise, and in turn, she has given me her heart."
"Pardon me, Rose boy, but what does this have to do with Domon and Rain?" Chibodee cut him off.
"If you will let me finish Monsieur Chibodee, I will gladly explained," George countered. Chibodee mumbled a apology, and George continued. "However, her father does not approve of us courting, and-"
"Courting? What's courting?" Sai Saici asked loudly, interrupting George.
((A/N: Lol, poor George! Pardon George! ^^;;))
"He means going out! Now shut up and let him finish!" Chibodee snapped. Sai Saici closed his mouth, pouted, and folded his arms.
"But you interrupted him too…" he mumbled, so no one could hear.
"Thank you. As I was saying, her father does not approve of us courting, and it seems unlikely that Princess Marie-Louise will ever be allowed to become my wife. The odds are against us two. But then again, the odds seemed to always be against Monsieur Domon and Mademoiselle Rain, yet they always managed to pull through and come out together on top… Those two were an inspiration to me; I thought that if those two could make it through all of that, then surely Princess Marie-Louise and I could be together. But now…now that I found out that his heart was never bound to hers…I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever end up with Princess Marie-Louise…" he finished on a sad note.
"It looks as though as this has affected all of us in our own ways…" Argo commented, receiving murmurs of agreement from the others.
Chibodee looked down at his watch and sighed. "Well…I don't know about you three…but I got to head back; I'm off to Neo-America again tomorrow morning." George and Argo nodded.
"I, too, shall be returning to my home country as well tomorrow."
"Natasha believes that there's a chance my friends shall be freed even though I haven't won the tournament… I wish to see them again."
Sai Saici looked up with a small frown on his face. "So…is that it then?"
"Hm?" the others asked.
"Is that it then? Is this the end of the Shuffle Alliance?…of our friendship?…"
"No. The Shuffle Alliance is a bond that cannot be broken… We are all bound by it until the day we pass our titles down to our heirs."
"Yeah kid. This isn't the end, not by a long shot. We'll see each other again; count on it."
"…" Argo only nodded in response.
"Perhaps it would be wise of us to leave without creating a commotion to Rain and Domon," Argo offered.
"Yeah, it probably would… Y'all tell them goodbye to them for me! Later!" And with that said, Chibodee waved, jammed his hands into his pockets, and walked off to the hotel he was staying at.
"I, too, shall take my leave now. Adieu! Give my regards to Monsieur Domon and Mademoiselle Rain!" And with that, the Rose Knight left as well.
Argo and Sai Saici stared at each other. "Do you want me to tell Domon and Rain goodbye for the group?" Argo asked. Sai Saici shook his head.
"Nah, I'll tell Bro and Sis. Cya Argo." Argo nodded.
"Goodbye Sai Saici."
Now, Sai Saici stood in the hotel lobby alone. He sighed sadly and thought back on all his adventures with the Shuffle Alliance. His only friends in the world, and now, he had to say goodbye. Life could be a bitch sometimes. He sighed again, this time heavily, and sat back down on his chair and waited for Domon and Rain to come back so he could tell them bye.